Jacas Chico District

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Jacas Chico
District
Jacas Chico District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Huánuco
Province Yarowilca
FoundedApril 20, 1960
Capital San Cristóbal de Jacas Chico
Government
 •  Mayor Santiago Salvador Palacios
Area
 • Total
68.4 km2 (26.4 sq mi)
Elevation
3,795 m (12,451 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
2,356
 • Density34/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 101105

Jacas Chico District is one of eight districts of the province Yarowilca in Peru. [1]

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Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (50.57%) learnt to speak in childhood, 49.32% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [2]

Climate

Climate data for Jacas Chico, elevation 3,703 m (12,149 ft), (1991–2020)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)12.1
(53.8)		11.8
(53.2)		12.0
(53.6)		12.5
(54.5)		12.5
(54.5)		12.1
(53.8)		11.8
(53.2)		12.3
(54.1)		12.7
(54.9)		12.7
(54.9)		13.3
(55.9)		12.3
(54.1)		12.3
(54.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)4.6
(40.3)		4.9
(40.8)		4.9
(40.8)		4.5
(40.1)		3.7
(38.7)		2.6
(36.7)		1.9
(35.4)		2.3
(36.1)		3.2
(37.8)		4.2
(39.6)		4.4
(39.9)		4.6
(40.3)		3.8
(38.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)165.6
(6.52)		166.1
(6.54)		181.4
(7.14)		91.7
(3.61)		37.0
(1.46)		15.8
(0.62)		17.3
(0.68)		22.5
(0.89)		41.0
(1.61)		105.4
(4.15)		105.5
(4.15)		161.8
(6.37)		1,111.1
(43.74)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ "Normales Climáticas Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2024.

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